DailyTravelDeal.com
 

Bruins-Habs on NESNplus, Red Sox-Yankees in Sparkling HD on NESN

Posted by Ken Fang in Ken Fang, Media News, NESN | 4:29 pm

Apr162008

Bruins fans will not like this news. NESN has announced that Game 5 of the Bruins-Canadiens series will be moved to its NESNplus channel. This means that the game will be seen in Standard Definition, not in sparking clear HD.

This means that game 2 of the Red Sox-Yankees series will be on NESN HD on Thursday night. While NESN had been moving Red Sox games during conflicts with the Bruins-Habs series, the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry appears to take precedence.

Bruins fans in the BSMW forum are naturally up in arms over this and I can’t blame them. To find the NESNplus channel for your service provider, you can click here.

My sympathies to the Bruins fans.

Popularity: 26% [?]

Comments (10)

Why The Sox Aren’t In HD Tonight

Posted by Bruce in NESN | 3:05 pm

Apr102008

By now you’ve heard that the Red Sox game tonight is being moved to CN8 on Comcast systems (another channel on other cable systems) so that tonight’s Bruins/Canadiens playoff game can be shown in High Definition on NESN.

I had wondered, as some of you might’ve, if Comcast might be able to still show the Red Sox in HD by putting the CN8 feed onto an HD tier for the night…perhaps channel 881 or 882. In the past they’ve put sports events (mostly the Celtics prior to when the CSN HD Channel was created) on one of those channels.

I asked a contact at Comcast, who then had to check with NESN to get the answer on this. I got a call this afternoon from NESN, who explained that because of the enormous amount of satellite bandwidth used in the delivery of an HD broadcast, it’s not technically possible for them to deliver two at the same time. Thus, the NESN broadcast of the Bruins will be in HD, while the broadcast of the Red Sox game, no matter which system you’re getting it on, will be in Standard Definition.

I just heard a caller to WEEI asking why the Red Sox game couldn’t have been moved to one of the other stations in town and shown in HD, and this post should answer that question. The WEEI hosts answered that it was up to NESN as to how and where the game would be shown, but the correct answer is that it is a technical capability issue that is keeping the Sox in SD tonight, not NESN not wishing to share the Sox broadcast with another station.

Popularity: 28% [?]

Comments (10)

Approval Ratings - Hazel Mae

Posted by Bruce in BSM Approval Ratings, NESN | 12:00 pm

Apr092008

NESN's Hazel MaeHazel Mae anchors NESN’s nightly SportsDesk program and also serves as host of The Ultimate Red Sox Show, a weekly look back at the Red Sox, and The Buzz, another weekly show that is devoted to the Bruins.

Mae came to Boston from Toronto, where apparently they are still mourning her departure. Mae’s NESN Bio lists out some of her favorite things.

She’s been known to call into WEEI on occasion, and appears to enjoy teasing the guys, particularly Mike Adams and John Dennis.

———–

Hazel Mae Approval Ratings
View Results

Popularity: 47% [?]

Comments (52)

Approval Ratings - Tom Caron

Posted by Bruce in BSM Approval Ratings, NESN | 12:00 pm

Apr022008

NESN Red Sox studio host Tom Caron is up for his approval ratings today. NESN's Tom Caron

The versatile Caron hosts the pre and post game shows for the Red Sox telecasts on NESN, and is also a Hockey East play-by-play announcer for the network.

He has been making regular appearances on WEEI recently,(where he is often confused with Tom Curran) both the Big Show as well as filling in on the mid-day show.

In addition he writes a regular column for the Portland Press-Herald.

————–

Tom Caron Approval Ratings
View Results

Popularity: 58% [?]

Comments (17)